Salam looks to make it super seven

21 November 2007
BIG-HITTING light-heavyweight prospect Tony Salam looks for his seventh straight victory as a pro when he appears on the Frank Maloney promotion at the Newham Leisure Centre on November 30.

East London's Nigerian-born puncher has made impressive progress in his first year as a pro alongside his studies for a degree at the University of East London in Stratford.

Now he is named on the supporting card on the Maloney bill headed by Ian Napa's defence of his British bantamweight championship against former titleholder Martin Power.

Opponent finding will not be easy for Salam whose victim list includes Ovill McKenzie, the former Commonwealth champion, who he defeated in Doncaster last month.

Another East London prospect booked for action on the show is former Peacock Gym amateur Dwayne Lewis who has won one and drawn one of two pro fights under manager/trainer Babatunde Ajayi.

Puncher Lewis - a cousin of former world heavyweight king Lennox Lewis - is named to fight Welsh opponent puncher Leon Owen on the Newham Leisure Centre show.

Also on the undercard are Gary Woolcombe, Akaash Bhatia, and Henry Castle...